NGC 2008
NGC 2008 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Pictor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2008:
| NGC: | NGC 2008 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Pictor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:35:03.81 |
| Declination: | -50:58:00.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.23 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.62 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 95° |
| Radial velocity: | 10132 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.034387 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS